SOC 49-2096 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in Seattle, WA

The average salary for electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles in Seattle, Washington is $60,220 a year ($28.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,020: half of the 90 people in this job in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% more than the U.S. average for this job ($51,560).

$60,220average per year

$28.95 / hourMedian $59,020Take-home ≈ $50,567

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  • $59K25th
  • $59KMedian
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
+17%vs U.S. average
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles pay range in Seattle

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,080 or more. The middle half of electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles in Seattle earn between $59,010 and $59,030.

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,220$5,018$28.95
Median$59,020$4,918$28.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,010$4,918$28.37
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,030$4,919$28.38

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles pay in Seattle vs. Washington and the U.S.

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles in Seattle earn about the same as the Washington average ($58,780) and 17% more than the U.S. average ($51,560). At the median the gap is +22% against the U.S. median of $48,420.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Seattle$60,220$59,020$48,880$59,08090
Washington$58,780$59,010$48,880$59,080120
United States$51,560$48,420$35,590$70,1708,550

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles salary after taxes in Seattle

On the average salary of $60,220, a single filer in Seattle takes home about $50,567 a year, or $4,214 a month and $1,945 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Seattle a good place for electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Seattle area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.1), so the average $60,220 buys what about $54,187 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Seattle ($72,610). A typical home costs $750,279, or 12.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles

Atlanta, GA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($71,500).

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles salary by city

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Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles salary in Seattle: questions

How much do electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles make an hour in Seattle?

$28.95 an hour on average, and $28.37 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles salary in Seattle?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles take-home pay in Seattle?

About $50,567 a year ($4,214 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,220. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles earn more in Seattle than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% more than the U.S. average for this job ($51,560).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-2096; area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (42660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.80, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.80).

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